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  December 27, 2011: Gov’t infra projects generate jobs

The Department of Agricultural (DA) yesterday reported that agency’s infrastructure program generated more than 14,000 jobs this year.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said that from January to October, a total of 10,907 jobs were generated through the farm-to-market roads program of the (DA), while the 12 corn postharvest processing and trading center established through the National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor), under Honesto Baniqued Jr., created 3,668 jobs during the same period.
Apart from creating jobs, Alcala said DA was able to develop 12,988 hectares for cultivation, restored 10,061 hectares and rehabilitated a total of 42,423 hectares under the National Irrigation Development Plan.
Forty-seven small-scale irrigation projects (SSIPs) have also been installed, the DA chief reported.
He claimed these national and communal irrigation systems are viable means of increasing the cropping intensity and areas for harvesting.
“We have raised awareness among our stakeholders regarding the importance of seed security as going beyond providing seeds and warehouses. Concurrent with this, a seed security program was launched consisting of community based seed banks and seed buffer stocks that will ensure farmers’ access to quality seeds at the right place and at the right time,” Alcala said.
Alcala said the Agri-Pinoy program continues to stabilize supply and increase producers’ incomes through the Value Chain Approach.
“Success stories include the mitigation measure carried out for the vegetable industry in Benguet during the frost formation in January, 2011 and the emergence of Nueva Vizcaya as the country’s second major salad bowl, helping Dupax del Sur to produce more quality vegetables such as lettuce, Baguio beans, bell pepper, tomato, an squash from a total of 1,000 hectares of farms,” Alcala said.

Source: Manila Bulletin - December 27, 2011 - abbreviated by work4pinoy

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